Watching his performance was hilarious, and all my efforts that morning were focused on him,' photographer Mark Meth-Cohn said.

In 2015, a black software developer embarrassed Google by tweeting that the company’s Photos service had labeled photos of him with a black friend as “gorillas.” Google declared itself “appalled and ...

Isangi, Lulingu, Mapendo and Ndjingala: these are the names of four Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) that conservationists reintroduced to the wild in October 2024. After years in a ...

A family of mountain gorillas resting together, in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Resting in physical contact is an indicator of close social relationships and tolerance in gorillas. Friendship ...

Just over a year ago, Andre Bauma and his adopted daughter Ndakasi huddled together as bombs, rockets and mortars rent the air. Bauma recalls holding Ndakasi and stroking her thick, dark hair. They ...

Fredrika, known to zoo staff as “Freddy,” turned 50 years old on June 5, which is 13 years past the average lifespan for a gorilla in captivity. She is a mother of 12, a grandmother, and a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay traveled to rural villages and urban wildlife markets, gathering testimonies from hunters who have violated cultural taboos to kill apes, ...